Libya accused NATO of a deadly raid on a medical clinic as Britain joined France in saying strongman Muammer Qaddafi may be allowed to remain in his oil-rich country if he gives up power.
The top US military officer Admiral Michael Mullen meanwhile spoke of “stalemate” in NATO’s Libya campaign but still voiced optimism the strategy would lead to the departure of Kadhafi.
The reported NATO air strike on the small clinic in Zliten east of Tripoli occurred Monday morning, a local official told an AFP correspondent on a guided media tour of the western town.
Government minders said the air strike had killed at least seven people.
